Illumination – Light fiber – rod – or pipe – With mounting or holding means
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-13
2005-09-13
Husar, Stephen (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Light fiber, rod, or pipe
With mounting or holding means
C362S554000, C362S558000, C385S133000, C385S031000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06942373
ABSTRACT:
A fiberoptic lighting system has a light source with a bulbous section and a plurality of plastic light pipes having substantially circular cross sections. A collector has an inlet for receiving light from the light source and an outlet. The collector performs an area-to-angle conversion on light it collects from the light source. A plurality of rods receives light from the collector and passes such light to the plastic light pipes, while thermally isolating the plastic light pipes from the light source. A perimeter of an outlet of the collector has a plurality of shaped portions, each associated with, and each substantially shaped the same as, a substantial portion of an associated perimeter of a respective one of the plurality of rods. The foregoing system delivers a higher percentage of light from a light source into multiple light pipes than in a prior art system.
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Bina Dave
Buelow, II Roger F.
Davenport John M.
Frankiewicz Gregory P.
Bruzga Charles E.
Bruzga & Associates
Fiberstars Incorporated
Husar Stephen
Sawhney Hargobind S.
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